Is it good for steam games?
18421
Yeah. It's pretty good for games. You can't always play on the highest resolution.
1802976
It's good for playing basic games that do not require a lot of RAM or CPU. It's not great for graphics-intensive games. Also good for reading goods, especially thanks to the SD card slot.
1672266
According to the steam store page as a minimum yes it will. Recommended running requirements is vista or 7 though.
2093504
I installed Steam but not sure if it is absolutely necessary. I believe it is if you wish to game with others on the net.
1111558
Linux will run fine on this board. Ubuntu the same as long as you use the newest version and not LTS. I use steam daily and haven't had an issue at all. Feel free to ask anymore questions.
1310085
I believe there were some offline games on it but I can't be sure. It does support Steam.
1436399
I can confirm that it works on windows 8, and if you use a program like joy to key you can very easily make it work with steam. My only complaint is that one of the buttons began sticking after only a few hours.
1823783
I use it for both of those games with no problems. Most important is to get plenty of memory and CPU power (i5 or better)
320629
For a non-gaming laptop, it actually games pretty well. I've played Civ5 and Guild Wars 2 on mine and it does fine. It gets a bit hot on the underside when you have been at it for a while but overall, pretty good laptop.
527218
Yeah of course. Besides running programs on it, I also use it to play starcraft 2. The game runs at ultra quality with no problem.
648558
The short answer is no. Mine came with 750 meg of ram and I had to upgrade that just to run the programs for my job. Its good for word processing and basic web surfing but I don't think it would be good for games.
1259877
It can handle games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, League of Legends, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Team Fortress 2, Minecraft etc. not all on high settings.
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Basically, no. It's more than adequate for a lot of games available in the Windows Store, but if you want to play really graphically intensive games, you could easily wind up getting a lot of CPU lag or having to turn down your resolution. Two other considerations lead me to characterize this computer as a poor gaming rig. One, without an optical drive, installation and play can be a bit of a hassle. Two, Windows 8 eats a lot of memory by itself and the lack of support for XP-based software is a real barrier to playing older games. For example, I got Red Alert 3 to install okay, but W8 doesn't handle the game well at runtime at all. It's prone to crashing and so laggy that the game is entirely unplayable. That said, if your interest is in games with relatively low CPU/GPU demand and are intended for the Windows 8 platform, you should be fine. Otherwise, as a gaming rig, my review of this computer is lukewarm at best. That said, I'm still entirely satisfied with this machine, and it offers excellent value for its price point.
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I'm not sure if I would recommend it for games that require higher specs but I play games like Counter-Strike : Source, DOTA 2, Fallout without any problems. It handles well for not being a so called gaming laptop.
2232473
I don't have experience with steam games, however regular internet games run smoothly. Also this computer is being used with last version of AutoCad and run very well. So my experience with Toshiba Satellite, this model and previous ones, is great.
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I don't think so. However, Steam has a platform they built on Linux that runs games.
2232472
I can't speak to Steam Games, but my experience with this laptop has been fraught with problems. Unresponsive and or manic clicker, freezing in the middle of games or writing, skipping when writing a letter,etc. My computer techie didn't want to deal with it because it was too complicated, so I bought a new computer.